There is a huge amount of fake designer jewellery out there. Most of it is made in china and some is so close to the original items that only highly qualified jewellery experts can tell the genuine article....
The Rolex watch is a status symbol, It’s the Rolls Royce of all Watches. If you have a Rolex, you probably have money, It tells others that you have it. This is why it’s the most copied watch in the world...
A Photogravure was a popular form of reproducing an image on paper prior to modern mass produced print methods and photographs, especially around the late c1800's to early 1900's. It is a type of chemical or...
An Etching is a form of reproducing an image on paper (or printing) utilising a metal plate (usually steel or copper) on which marks are created using chemical action. The plate is covered in a ground...
A Lithograph is a process of printing an image on paper utilising a metal or stone plate, on which the image area to be reproduced is receptive to ink and the blank or negative areas are repellant. Each colour...
Prior to the advent of photography, images were reproduced on paper by several old print methods , one of which was 'engraving'. The term 'engraving' describes both the act of creating the print, and the final...
A Typogravure is a 19th Century term describing a process of reproducing (printing) an image on paper. Also called a Relief Half Tone , this denotes the half-tone process, a form of Chemical Engraving. Whereas...
KGV Stamp Printing 1914 -1936 : The Commonwealth Stamp Printers History An understanding of the technology of printing stamps assist collectors in being aware why and how the various varieties, shades and...